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	''This article is about the [[Toons\|short]].'' ''For the DVD feature showing its construction, see [[The Cheatar (making of)]].'' ''For other uses of the word "guitar", see [[Guitar (disambiguation)]].''		''This article is about the [[Toons\|short]].'' ''For the DVD feature showing its construction, see [[The Cheatar (making of)]].'' ''For other uses of the word "guitar", see [[Guitar (disambiguation)]].''

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	** [#Inside_References 3.4 Inside References]		** [#Inside_References 3.4 Inside References]
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			** [#Fast_Forward 3.6 Fast Forward]
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	''{The scene opens to a wall with a purple door and a giant [[Live Action\|live action]] The Cheat guitar. Strong Bad, silhouetted, enters the scene.}''		''{The scene opens to a wall with a purple door and a giant [[Live Action\|live action]] The Cheat guitar. Strong Bad, silhouetted, enters the scene.}''

	'''STRONG BAD''': The Cheat! I need you to help me open up this can of peas! Wdj-haaaah?! The Cheat! You turned into, like, a giant guitar! You never told me you could do that! Wait a minute... What good is a giant guitar if you're not a giant...guitar...-ist? Why couldn't you transform into, like...a Semi? Or at least a tape player. You know, like: Ke-ka-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-kokah! I don't think I like you like this. You're way taller than me. And way...guitarer than me.		'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! I need you to help me open up this can of peas! Wdj-haaaah?! The Cheat! You turned into, like, a giant guitar! You never told me you could do that! Wait a minute... What good is a giant guitar if you're not a giant...guitar...-ist? Why couldn't you transform into, like...a Semi? Or at least a tape player. You know, like: Ke-ka-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-kokah! I don't think I like you like this. You're way taller than me. And way...guitarer than me.

	''{The Cheat enters, also silhouetted}''		''{The Cheat enters, also silhouetted}''

	'''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises}''		'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

	'''STRONG BAD''': What the—The Cheat! You mean you can't turn into a giant guitar after all? Then what good are you?		'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—The Cheat! You mean you can't turn into a giant guitar after all? Then what good are you?

	'''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises. A popping noise is heard.}''		'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises. A popping noise is heard.}''

	'''STRONG BAD''': Hey! You opened my can of peas! Thanks, The Cheat! Now let's go pour these on that ant-hill I found.		'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! You opened my can of peas! Thanks, The Cheat! Now let's go pour these on that ant-hill I found.

	'''THE CHEAT''': ''{Makes stance like guitar, makes The Cheat noises and walks away.}''		'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Makes stance like guitar, makes The Cheat noises and walks away.}''

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	* When Strong Bad mentions the Semi and the tape player, he is referring to [[Optimus Prime]], and possibly [[Blaster (Transformers)\|Blaster]] or [[Soundwave (Transformers)\|Soundwave]] of the [[Transformers]]. He also imitates the "transformation" sound.		* When Strong Bad mentions the Semi and the tape player, he is referring to [[Optimus Prime]], and possibly [[Blaster (Transformers)\|Blaster]] or [[Soundwave (Transformers)\|Soundwave]] of the [[Transformers]]. He also imitates the "transformation" sound.
	* The font of the "[[Irregular Loading Screens\|Comin' up...]]" loading screen is reminiscent of the logo of the heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden (band)\|Iron Maiden]].		* The font of the "[[Irregular Loading Screens\|Comin' up...]]" loading screen is reminiscent of the logo of the heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden (band)\|Iron Maiden]].

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			* The [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]] [[Sketchbook (video)\|Sketchbook video]] reveals drawings of alternate guitar designs, including [[Trogdor]], [[Homestar Runner]], and an armless version of The Cheat.

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	'''LIMOZEEN:''' Squeedle, squeedle, giant guitar<br />		'''LIMOZEEN:''' Squeedle, squeedle, giant guitar<br />

	~~Now~~ I ~~know~~ just how squeedly you are<br />		How I wonder just how squeedly you are<br />

	Up on stage playing notes so high<br />		Up on stage playing notes so high<br />
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	''{spoken}'' No, don't eat me, giant guitar!		''{spoken}'' No, don't eat me, giant guitar!

	* The video of Gary playing the Cheatar was released on [[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]].		* The video of Gary playing the Cheatar was released on [[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]] as an [[Easter egg]].

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	* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=114 forum thread re: "The Cheatar"]		* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=114 forum thread re: "The Cheatar"]
	* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatarmovie.swf view the Flash file for the Limozeen clip]		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatarmovie.swf view the Flash file for the Limozeen clip]
	* [http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/index.ssf ~~visit the Guitarmania~~ official site]		* [http://www.cleveland.com:80/guitarmania/index.ssf GuitarMania 2004 official site] (archive)
	* [http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/content.ssf?/guitarmania/gallery/thecheatar.html ~~see~~ The Cheatar's page on ~~Guitarmania~~].		** [http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/content.ssf?/guitarmania/gallery/thecheatar.html The Cheatar page on GuitarMania] (archive)

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	[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography\|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1\|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts\|Shorts]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Limozeen Filmography\|Limozeen Filmography]]</span>		[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography\|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1\|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts\|Shorts]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Limozeen Filmography\|Limozeen Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Archive'd n' Live'd\|Archive'd n' Live'd]]</span>

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''This article is about the [[Toons|short]].'' ''For the DVD feature showing its construction, see [[The Cheatar (making of)]].'' ''For other uses of the word "guitar", see [[Guitar (disambiguation)]].''

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"The Cheat! You turned into, like, a giant guitar!"

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The Cheat turns into a guitar! Or maybe not...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Gary Palaroncini]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, May 24, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

'''Page Title:''' Witness the Cheatar!

'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Explanations 3.1 Explanations]
** [#Trivia 3.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.3 Remarks]
** [#Inside_References 3.4 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.5 Real-World References]
* [#DVD_Version 4 DVD Version]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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''{The scene opens to a wall with a purple door and a giant [[Live Action|live action]] The Cheat guitar. Strong Bad, silhouetted, enters the scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': The Cheat! I need you to help me open up this can of peas! Wdj-haaaah?! The Cheat! You turned into, like, a giant guitar! You never told me you could do that! Wait a minute... What good is a giant guitar if you're not a giant...guitar...-ist? Why couldn't you transform into, like...a Semi? Or at least a tape player. You know, like: Ke-ka-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-kokah! I don't think I like you like this. You're way taller than me. And way...guitarer than me.

''{The Cheat enters, also silhouetted}''

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD''': What the—The Cheat! You mean you can't turn into a giant guitar after all? Then what good are you?

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises. A popping noise is heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey! You opened my can of peas! Thanks, The Cheat! Now let's go pour these on that ant-hill I found.

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{Makes stance like guitar, makes The Cheat noises and walks away.}''

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Easter Eggs </span> ==

* Move your mouse over the guitar to see a message.

<blockquote>The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame was<br />
nice enough to ask us to paint a<br />
giant fiberglass guitar for an<br />
exhibition they're doing. 'The<br />
Cheatar' will be on display in<br />
Cleveland for a while, then<br />
auctioned off for charity with the<br />
other giant guitars.</blockquote>
* At the end of the toon, click on the door to see a picture of Gary from [[Limozeen]] chillin' with 'The Cheatar'. Keep clicking to see other pictures and finally a clip of Gary playing a few chords on this big guitar and singing a song about running away:

'''GARY PALARONCINI:''' ''{Singing while playing The Cheatar}'' Can't you run away? But can't you run away? Won't you run away? My dog ran away... Oh-oh, I can't... I told him to stay, but he still run away, rugh! You know I told him...I thought I told him to stay. I say. ''{Riffs The Cheatar one last time; the Limozeen logo comes up}''

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Explanations </span> ===

* The 10-foot-tall fiberglass [[Fender]] [[Stratocaster]] from this short was created for a program called GuitarMania. Through this program, hundreds of these guitars are creatively transformed into works of art. The sculptures are then sold at a live auction at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]]. Proceeds benefit [[United Way|The United Way]] and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Educational Fund.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span> ===

* The final bid on the Cheatar was $5000.
* Gary's chord progression during the video goes like this: GGDCGDCDG.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Remarks </span> ===

* The Cheatar doesn't have any [[Strings (music)|strings]], a [[Bridge (instrument)|bridge]], or any [[Inlay (guitar)|inlays]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Inside References </span> ===

* This is another mention of [[Peas|peas]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===

* When Strong Bad mentions the Semi and the tape player, he is referring to [[Optimus Prime]], and possibly [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]] or [[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]] of the [[Transformers]]. He also imitates the "transformation" sound.
* The font of the "[[Irregular Loading Screens|Comin' up...]]" loading screen is reminiscent of the logo of the heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]].

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== <span class="mw-headline"> DVD Version </span> ==

* The Guitar message Easter egg is visible at the end of the cartoon.
* The pictures of Gary with the Cheatar are visible at the end and are accompanied by a new Limozeen song:

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Squeedle, squeedle, giant guitar<br />

Now I know just how squeedly you are<br />

Up on stage playing notes so high<br />

You make ''all'' the young ladies cry ''{song ends}''<br />

''{spoken}'' No, don't eat me, giant guitar!

* The video of Gary playing the Cheatar was released on [[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]].

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/the-cheatar watch "The Cheatar"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatar.html watch "The Cheatar"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatar.swf view the Flash file for "The Cheatar"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=114 forum thread re: "The Cheatar"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatarmovie.swf view the Flash file for the Limozeen clip]
* [http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/index.ssf visit the Guitarmania official site]
* [http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/content.ssf?/guitarmania/gallery/thecheatar.html see The Cheatar's page on Guitarmania].

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts|Shorts]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Limozeen Filmography|Limozeen Filmography]]</span>

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